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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lester and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lester:
    • 37.501681, -104.713319
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lester
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Huerfano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
    • Since Lester is near Las Animas County and also Costilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Costilla County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Lester

Communities Also Named Lester ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Lester.

Within Colorado, the name Lester is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Lester is located in Etowah County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Lester.
      • Limestone County
      • This Lester is located in Limestone County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Lester.
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Lester is located in Craighead County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lester.
      • Ouachita County
      • This Lester is located in Ouachita County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Lester.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Lester is located in Fulton County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lester.
      • Mitchell County
      • This Lester is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east southeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lester.
    • Illinois
      • Marion County
      • This Lester is located in Marion County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lester.
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lester [Greene County].
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lester [Black Hawk County].
      • Lyon County
      • This Lester is located in Lyon County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Lester.
    • Kansas
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Logan County].
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Scott County].
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lester [Branch County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lester [Rice County].
    • Nebraska
      • Webster County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Webster County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Lester.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Lester is located in Broome County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Lester.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lester [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Lester is located in Medina County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Lester.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Lester is located in Delaware County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Lester.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • This Lester is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Lester.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Lester is located in Davis County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lester.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lester [King County].
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Lester is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lester that is located in Huerfano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Lester.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lester ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cokedale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Earl
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earl is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Fir
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fir is located in Costilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
  • Gordon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Morning Glory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Muleshoe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Pryor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
  • Rugby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rugby is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Strong
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Strong is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong

How Far From Lester to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lester to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lester and extending to:

  • Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lester to Walsenburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,753 miles [12,477.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5017, Longitude: -104.7133       In this case, the coordinates for Lester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.097 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.293 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.05 degrees.